instead of pages of PBR bashing, this might be a great opportunity to test the considerable membership, experience and influence of the S-B community....identifying at PBR whoever may be making the decisions and approaching them with a reasonable, well thought out concern for the nature of the tournament and, I'd suggest, the possibility that they might gain much more by taking a different approach than simply running a big fish only kill tourney, I wonder if they could be convinced that it might be more in their interest from a PR standpoint to run a "green" tournament where the major prizes are awarded through a charity based raffle and the top anglers are celebrated for their prowess as well as conservation....anyone can run a kill tourney where the $$$ is on the heads of the biggest fish and invite lots of controversy...just thinking out loud,but proposed in that manner as an opportunity rather than simply attacking the company(the tournament organizers there may not have any info regarding bass stocks, might not even fish.. and are simply looking for a promotion).....energies focused in that direction, if successful, might help set a nice precedent over the long run too
couple more thoughts...the purpose of the tourney is PR...every company wants to be viewed as caring about the community and being environmentally concious...they are using the pristine venue of BI as the backdrop for this tourney....this is a bit over the top...but from a PR standpoint, wouldn't it make more sense to be seen as the company that is promoting a responsible tournament that respects the venue rather than the comapny that places a target on the heads of the egg laying females of a species that many view as being in deep trouble?...bet they(PBR) never thought of it that way?